Rose season is officially here and deadheading is under way!

Meet the Friends in the rose garden on Fridays from 9:00 am - Noon. Help us keep the rose garden looking beautiful.

Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you prefer, your own gardening gloves. Snacks provided during break.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page for more information.

Dear Friends, deadheading season is in high gear, and we are meeting on Mondays!

Join us in the garden for some sunshine and free smells. We can’t wait to see you.

Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you want, your own gardening gloves.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Rose season is officially here and deadheading is under way!

Meet the Friends in the rose garden on Fridays from 9:00 am - Noon. Help us keep the rose garden looking beautiful.

Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you prefer, your own gardening gloves. Snacks provided during break.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page for more information.

Meet the Friends in the rose garden on Fridays this spring as we clean and prep for the summer season. Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you want, your own gardening gloves. Moss removal weeding, planting are common tasks.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page for more information.

Meet the Friends in the rose garden on Fridays this spring as we clean and prep for the summer season. Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you want, your own gardening gloves. Moss removal, weeding & planting are common tasks.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

SPRING IS HERE - We missed you!

Meet the Friends in the rose garden on Fridays this spring as we clean and prep for the summer season. Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you want, your own gardening gloves. Moss removal and weeding are common tasks.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page for more information.

Meet the Friends in the rose garden on Fridays this spring as we clean and prep for the summer season. Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you want, your own gardening gloves. Moss removal, weeding & planting are common tasks.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Meet the Friends in the rose garden on Fridays this spring as we clean and prep for the summer season. Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you want, your own gardening gloves. Moss removal, weeding & planting are common tasks.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Meet the Friends in the rose garden on Fridays this spring as we clean and prep for the summer season. Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you want, your own gardening gloves. Moss removal weeding, planting are common tasks.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page for more information.

SPRING IS HERE - We missed you!

Meet the Friends in the rose garden on Fridays this spring as we clean and prep for the summer season. Dress for the weather. Bring your own water and if you want, your own gardening gloves. Moss removal and weeding are common tasks.

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page for more information.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Join us for climber pruning and winter planting.

Dress for the weather - it will likely be cold and rainy. We work rain or shine. Many volunteers bring water and their own gardening gloves.

First-Time Volunteer?

Please see our Volunteer section for information on how to register and FAQs.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!

If you are open and available, we are looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays from 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm at the Peninsula Park Community Center to hand out free food to members of our community in need. The Urban Gleaners is teaming up with the Peninsula Park Community Center and holding a community center food market every Monday for the foreseeable future. Friends of Penrose Volunteers will be helping set-up, pass out food and assist in any way. If you are interested, please RSVP on Track-It-Forward.

To learn more about Urban Gleaners, check out: https://urbangleaners.org/food-finder/.

What to Expect:

Urban Gleaners offers delicious fresh food to those who need it. Here’s what to expect at all of our sites:

• All are welcome

• Food is always free

• Markets are set up “shopping style” where you’ll have the opportunity to choose which grocery items best fit your preferences

• There are no income or personal information requirements to participate unless a site is affiliated with Oregon Food Bank

• Our Free Food Market sites are considered safe and welcoming spaces. Our volunteers and participants alike are expected to maintain a respectful and uplifting environment—food for all!

If you need more information, please visit our Volunteer page.

*This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Dear Friends, bring a friend and join us for our Annual Guest Speaker event and social. We haven’t seen you in a while and we can’t wait to catch up!

Date:

Thursday, December 4

Location:

St. John’s Community Center, 8427 N Central St, Portland, OR 97203

Agenda:

9:00 am: Doors Open/Reception (snacks and drinks provided)

9:30 am: Volunteer Business Meeting

10:00 am: Featuring Guest Speaker, Suzanne Bishop

11:00 am: Close and Raffle

* BTW, we will have some beautiful notecards available for donation. Bring cash or check if interested.

Guest Speaker Topic:

He Paints with Lakes and Wooded Slopes - Frederick Law Olmsted and Landscape Design in the American Progressive Era.

Frederick Law Olmsted, who helped establish the field of landscape architecture, shaped how we experience nature within our cities. Best known for designing New York’s Central Park, Olmsted also created parks, campuses, and communities across the nation—each reflecting his belief that access to green space is essential to public well-being. To him, parks were not mere adornments but vital democratic spaces that nurtured the mental, physical, and social health of all citizens. Olmsted’s design tenets directly inspired the creation of many of Portland’s most beloved landscapes, including rugged Mount Tabor Park, the elongated Terwilliger Parkway, and Peninsula Park, with its elegant rose garden and formal design. 

Today, Olmsted's visionary ideas about the restorative power of nature and the civic importance of public landscapes continue to shape our understanding of what makes communities thrive.

About the Speaker:

Suzanne Bishop is an admirer of Oregon’s gardens and landscapes. A former member of the Garden History and Design Committee of the Garden Club of America, she now serves on the boards of the Portland Parks Foundation, the Oregon Historical Society, and IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild. She is also an active member of the Portland Parks Alliance and the Portland Garden Club. Suzanne’s work reflects her deep interest in the history, design, and preservation of public spaces, and she looks forward to sharing the legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted and his enduring influence on American landscape design.

Location: Elephant House, Washington Park

Open to all regular Friends group garden volunteers at all Portland Parks and Recs.

A celebration dinner to commemorate a wonderful volunteer season, hosted by PP&R.

Join us from 5:00 - 7:00 pm